Kouzmanoff in lineup as Rox keeping trying to fix 3B

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Jim Armstrong
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August 24, 2011 @ 11:26 am
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Chris Nelson is headed back to Colorado Springs, and it’s no secret why.

“You’ve got to hit,” said Rockies manager Jim Tracy. “Especially in a league where the pitcher is one of the hitters. We don’t have that luxury (of carrying a defensive specialist) in the National League. You play a corner spot in this league, you’ve got to bring something to the table offensively.”

So it is that the Rockies, in their latest foray into musical chairs at third base, are taking a look at newly-acquired Kevin Kouzmanoff.

Ian Stewart didn’t hit. Neither did Nelson or Jose Lopez. Jonathan Herrera got a look at third and produced in April, but has got the wall in the past two months. Ty Wigginton? He hit eight homers in June, but has been designated as the odd man out at the position.

So Kouzmanoff, acquired in a minor-league trade on Tuesday, will get a long look at third to see if he’s the answer. He’s in the six hole this afternoon after arriving in the clubhouse this morning.

Here’s a look at the lineups for this afternoon’s game at Coors Field, the one in which Wandy Rodriguez will be pitching against the Rockies, the team that claimed him on waivers on Tuesday.